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What is the name of your state? MN Does anyone know how to go about changing a visitation order to dictate that NCP's spouse cannot be present during visitation? Is there a legal term for that? Would that only happen if we can prove abuse? NCP is being agreeable at the moment about excluding...

What is the name of your state? Minnesota Here's the situation: Father with full legal and physical custody of 13 yo son. NCP has e/o weekend visits. NCP married a man with a temper. Just found out that last weekend, NCP's husband grabbed child by the throat and threw him down on the couch in...

What is the name of your state? Minnesota Ok, it's been awhile since I've posted, but I've got a sticky situation: My son is 12 and he was at NCP's house for scheduled weekend visit. NCP was fighting with child's half-sibling, threathening to throw him (10 year-old) out of the house, throwing...

NCP works two jobs but has only reported one to court. The unreported job is paid as an independent contracter, so county can't track it. With this second job, NCP's income is significantly higher than it was when support order was written. It's my understanding that in order to file to raise...

CP has full legal and physical custody. NCP just "found God" and got baptized on Easter and now wants to discuss child's "religious future." CP is opposed to NCP's religious choices and legally does not have to discuss the matter with CP. Question is: What recourse does CP have if NCP tries...

The NCP is not paying court-ordered portion of uninsured medical expenses. If I file for a contempt hearing, can I also file to address other issues with the support order? The specific issues are changing the amount NCP is ordered to pay for medical insurance premium since premium went up, AND...

NCP is ordered to pay 55% of medical insurance premium. This premium is deducted from paycheck every week with child support. This year the medical premium went up. How do I get the order changed to reflect new amount for the medical premium? Can I file some sort of adjustment form or do we...

I know that one of the grounds for modifying a visitation order is frequent noncompliance with the schedule. NCP has started skipping e/o visit (so visits are only occuring once a month at this point) with no explanation. I'm just wondering how long this type of behavior must go on before a...

Does anyone know how heavily the opinion/diagnosis of a licensed social worker weighs in court? The issue is visitation. The social worker is concerned that child is being emotionally/developmentally damaged by conditions during visits with NCP. If she were to propose restricting visitation to a...

MN -- This issue is trying to revise the visitation schedule with NCP, as the current e/o weekend schedule conflicts with her work schedule and child ends up spending about 2 hours with NCP the entire weekend - child is very unhappy and fights having to go over there. NCP is not being...

I was researching the law regarding modifying a NCP's visitation schedule, and I found that one of the conditions that a MN court will consider when asked to revise a visitation schedule is the "repeated failure to return the child at the designated time." I am wondering if this applies to...

Minnesota Child is 10 and he sees NCP every other weekend. Child is unhappy with schedule -- he feels like his life is interupted every 2 weeks and he does not spend time with NCP even when there. NCP works all weekend but has two days off during the week. CP is thinking of proposing a change...

Minnesota NCP (mother) sees 10-year-old child every other weekend. NCP has not historically cared for child well. Child does not like going for visits. He is becoming more and more adament about not wanting to go as he gets older. CP has always told him he has to go, but my question is: If a...

MINNESOTA: Father has sole custody and mother pays child support. Mother has two younger kids (from other relationships) and support order was made after they were born. She is now pregnant with her fourth child. Can she use this child to reduce her monthly child support obligation? Also, how...

Is it possible to have a judge order a psychiatric evaluation on a parent as part of a custody or visitation hearing? If so, what does it take? (we're in Minnesota)